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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1953
Page
7
Coach John Milanovich leads New Castle as co favorites in Section II against Meadville in a high scoring early season district matchup. The game shapes as a top cage tilt with parallels to boxing telecast and broader regional basketball action.
New York reports Indiana Hoosiers named No 1 in the AP preseason college basketball poll by 148 writers and sportscasters. Kentucky Wildcasts close but settle second as Duquesne, Oklahoma A&M, and Kansas State follow in the top ten.
Former baseball commissioner A B Happy Chandler counseled player representatives on pension rights before an Atlanta meeting with Commissioner Ford Frick. He said World Series and All-Star Game radio and television money belonged in the pension fund, urging legal counsel presence.
Chuck VanTassel torchs 239 high in the league bowling as Art Shamburg tops 200s twice with 200 and 209. Other standout scores include Marv Perkins 218, Bill Lamielle 219, Ted Wakosti 200, Joe Baressi 205, William Moses 213, Richard Hurlbut 213, and multiple 200s by several bowlers.
The Corry Novelty keglers suffer a three point loss to Corry Den but maintain a five game lead in the Men's A League. Niederriter's climbs to runner up as Blue Bonnet nets falter in key matches. Remaining standings feature Hickle Electric, Merritt Appliance, Stahl's Jewelers, Model Dairy, and others with scores and results listed.
Corry senior basketball opens season with Erie Tech in a road game against the Mill Creek Trojans on a new McDowell High floor. JV at 7 and varsity to follow. coaching notes praise potential and outline starting lineups for both teams.
The season began at the Junior High with three games last night. Rogers Steel upset defending champions Corry Jamestown in a tight opener. Raymond beat Merchants and Ajax defeated Aero Supply. Next week features Rogers Steel vs Merchants, Aero Supply vs Raymond, and Ajax vs Corry Jamestown.
Indiana rolled past Kansas State 92 66 as Duke s triumph over Vanderbilt 71 66 highlighted upset action. Minnesota outlasted Tulsa 86 80 while Duquesne and Oklahoma A M held leads in AP poll context.
Seven teams contest the city league opener with matchups including Gomes Vietag versus Widmann Teoh and Vagabonds versus Corry Jamestown. Playoffs require players to participate in at least 60 percent of games.
Brooklyn bout saw Paddy DeMarco defeat Carlos Chavez by outpoint in Brooklyn New York 10 rounds. In San Francisco Leonard Morrow outpointed Willie Bean in a ten round match fought in Los Angeles. Oscar Torres stopped Tommy Umeda in six rounds at South Gate California with Juatem Mexico listed as origin.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat reports a national Catholic fraternal organization is negotiating to purchase Yankee Stadium in New York for more than 14 million dollars. A denial from the organization's head followed the initial report, with later editions uncertain on the outcome.
Barnes outlines a negotiation to acquire the home of baseball's world champion New York Yankees. The plan calls for a 15 year lease with annual payments of 125 690 dollars plus insurance and maintenance costs.
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